Similarities Between 'Incident And' The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere

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Jayla Hammel
Mrs. Coleman
6th Hour Writing
9th Febuary, 2023 Click! Clop! Click! Clop! The sound of horses hooves running to the North Church. There are similarities and differences between the historical account and "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere". One of the similarities between the two stories is that both talk about the two lanterns that were hung in the church. One of the differences in both of the stories is that in the historical account it says that Paul Revere rowed himself across the river while in "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" he was rowed across the river. Longfellow, the author of the historical account, used history and facts to make an interesting story about Paul Revere.
The historical account and "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" have many similarities. Both of these stories talk about the two lanterns that were hung in the church. As stated in the historical account, "Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch of the North-Church3-tower, as a signal-light,-- …show more content…

This shows that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the author of the historical account, does talk about the lanterns that were hung in the church. As stated in "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", "we would show two lanthorns [lanterns] in the North Church steeple; and if by land, one, as a signal; for we were apprehensive it would be difficult to cross the Charles River or get over Boston Neck"(par. 2). This shows that both of these stories talk about the two lanterns being hung in the church. The author of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" wanted to tell how they hung two lanterns. One of the lanterns on land the other on

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